Highway 108 accident wreckage was dramatic, but injuries non life-threatening
Area News | Published on September 1, 2023 at 3:16pm CDT | Author: Pelican Rapids Press
0A Barnesville woman was injured in a semi-truck and car collision August 23, near the Otter Tail County county line.
As destructive as the scene appears, injuries were not life-threatening.
According to the State Patrol, a 2002 Mack semi tractor-trailer was eastbound on Highway 108, a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban was northbound on Otter Tail County Road 11, and they collided in the intersection.
The driver of the Chevy, Samantha Leah Lammers, 21, of Barnesville, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Sanford Health in Fargo. She was wearing a seatbelt, and airbags deployed.
The driver of the semi, Johnathan Martin Phillips, 41, of Leonard, Minnesota, was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured, according to the State Patrol.
The crash was reported at 3:22 p.m. on dry pavement in Norwegian Grove Township.
PHOTOS COURTESY WAYNE WOOLEVER